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  Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) and Cisco, during Gitex Global 2022, have announced the successful completion of their pilot project to provide teleconsultation solutions and digitised healthcare services. The pilot aims to improve access to healthcare for patients and enable quicker and easier consultation for clinicians. As part of Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme, ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, on Tuesday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC) to participate in the Nafis initiative that will involve the hiring and empowering of more than 500 Emirati professionals in its retail, customer service, technology and IT space in a span of five years. ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time As the global pandemic has subsided the global market seems bullish. The cosmopolitan city of Dubai which is synonymous with the plush shopping malls, penthouses and real estate activity has returned to normal. As per the quarterly figures made available by the UAE central bank it is indicated that total real GDP increased by 8.2 ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) on Tuesday announced the launch of the new “EmaraTax” integrated platform later this year following an extensive period of assessment, consultation and development. EmaraTax will significantly enhance the way that taxpayers can access the FTA’s services, pay their taxes and obtain refunds. The new platform also greatly enhances the ability ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new smartphone app and website was launched on Tuesday to help people learn more about Abu Dhabi’s wildlife and report sightings to the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The app was launched during Gitex which began on October 10 and concludes on October 14, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Abu ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay a visit to the friendly Russian Federation on Tuesday, during which he will meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his visit, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed will discuss with President Putin the friendly relations between the UAE and Russia along with a number of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and its operations and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (Transco), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), has successfully connected Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant to the UAE grid and is dispatching its first ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Finance (MoF), met Naadir Hassan, Seychelles Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Trade; and Devika Vidot, Seychelles Minister of Investment, Entrepreneurship, and Industry; and their accompanying delegation. The meeting, which took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, sought to discuss means of enhancing the UAE-Seychelles strategic ...

  Dubai / WAM Shareholders of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) PJSC, the emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), have approved the items on the company’s first general assembly agenda. The meeting, chaired by Matar Humaid Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dewa, was attended by ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan Abu Dhabi, in the presence of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance; ...